Christmas Program at Methodist Church Highlighted Local News
News items recall a Christmas program at the Methodist church with Marzuella Richards Mable Wagner and Maria Grover in principal roles. A gas range explosion injured Mrs. Fred McCoy. Mary Evans and Paul McVay Gillilan wed in the Presbyterian church. The dry forces adopted the slogan dry United States in 1919. Isaac Slaughter visited Pittsburgh to see Clarence Crippen. Miss Mary Mulligan led an entertainment at Rocky Point. C H Sisson served as assistant trainmaster at the Nelsonville yards. Nelsonville suffered a disastrous blaze destroying about twenty thousand dollars worth of machinery at Krieg brot oy planing mill.
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Marzuella Richards
Mable Wagner
Maria Grover
Methodist Church
A Thought for Today Quotes on Wrath and Reason
A dedication features two maxims about anger and self control. It cites Ephesians 4 26 warning against sin when angry and Publius Syrus noting anger returns to influence reason.
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Publius Syrus
Acknowledgment of service honors Abraham Krotoshinsky
Abraham Krotoshinsky of New York earned government eligibility for appointment in the general executive service by executive order from President Coolidge. The veteran's deed in rescuing the lost battalion near the Forest de la Buinonne amid the Argonne fighting is recalled as a profound act of valor.
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Forest de la Buinonne
Nathan Hale
Paul Revere
Abraham Krotoshinsky
New York
Measure of Culture Minister Rates Cleveland Most Cultured City
A two year survey by the culture minister proclaims Cleveland the most cultured U S city citing 1.39 per person spent on library maintenance versus 40 to 50 cents in New York. He notes a counterpoint story of a rich man with fifty two feet of books to question whether book ownership defines culture.
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Cleveland
United States
New York
Revolt of the ladies debunked by four Brooklyn women
In Brooklyn four women Miss Elisabeth Marbury Mrs Will Du rant Fannie Hurst and Texas Guinan say there is no revolt by American women. Miss Marbury notes women have 75 percent of the good anyway and that revolt would have to come from men.
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Brooklyn
Will Durant
Elisabeth Marbury
Fannie Hurst
Texas Guinan
Miss Marbury
Professor's Remark Ties Federal Reserve Rate to Corn Prices
A western university professor claims the federal reserve bank discount rate governs corn prices. He argues that when the rate drops, corn prices rise, and when the rate increases, corn becomes cheaper, though the theory may falter if both rise together.
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Western University
Federal Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank
Lady Astor on War and Women Sparks Debate
The piece notes Lady Astor, a British MP born in the United States, arguing that men fail to stop war while she proposes women’s influence could end it. The author remains skeptical, pointing out persistent human differences and doubt about women ending conflicts. The text hints at historical memories of Russian women in war.
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Lady Astor
Ady Astor
Mars
Women and War and Lady Astor Efforts Mentioned
The passage reflects on women in war and the enduring nature of conflict. It acknowledges Lady Astor's efforts to stop war while noting the authors doubt that women can end war or that war will vanish, yet still values the attempt. The tone is cautious and pragmatic about peace.
Farewell to Winskers and Aviation Ponders
A fragmented column notes Mrs Grayson’s Dawn flying crew missing on a Denmark trip after a passenger’s costly use of 500 dollars for a search plane. It muses on stunt flying and warns against endangering others. Navy ship engines could serve as floating derricks, and 1928 Methodist Year Book discusses ministers. Moody Sankey and Billy Sunday kerfuffle over beards and mustaches closes with reflection on flying bravado.
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Moody
Sankey
Billy Sunday
Advertising in the Skies Replaces Night Music with Lighted Airships
The piece cites Alexander the Great shaving his troops to prevent beheading as a preface to modern trends. It argues beards fade by disuse while referencing whale hip bones and shifting night advertising. Germany and Britain plan electric light airships eight hundred by one hundred feet to display soap and newspapers, turning Orion into a belt of ads.
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Alexander the Great
Alexander
Caesar
Napoleon
Germany
Britain
Orion
Crime prompts debate over rewards for corpses in Texas
A deputy sheriff in Stanton Texas admitted killing two Mexican men during a bank robbery. Banks offered reward money for dead suspects, raising criticism that offering payments for corpses is dangerous and unjust.
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Texas
C. C. Baze
Stanton
Prohibition Chief Warns Chemists Testing Liquor
Prohibition Commissioner Doran says chemists testing liquor for poison violate the liquor law and will be jailed. He urges restraint on festive drinking and warns against bootleg analyses.
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Prohibition
Doran
The Potat Poker and the Rise of Dangerous Whisky
Old John Hennessy notes how bootleg whisky targets different classes as prohibition era costs rise. He observes whisky killed the so called lower classes with weak spirits and now kills richer drinkers who pay high prices for poisoned liquor.
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John Hennessy
the Times
George Jones
Women of a New York town hold a cigar smoking contest
A local New York town hosted a women only cigar smoking contest highlighting community humor. If the event involved pipes it would have drawn wider attention.
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New York State
Diphtheria Warning and Home Care from Dr. Frank McCoy
Health advice urges prevention through diet and habits to immunize children against diphtheria. It warns against antitoxin, describes fever and throat symptoms, and prescribes fasting, rest, hydration with water, sponge baths, and avoiding throat gargles. It adds cautions about returning children to school during illness and notes slower recovery in adults.
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McCoy
North America
Siv
Excessive Nosebleeds in a Nine Year Old Girl
A reader asks about persistent nosebleeds starting at age 2 or 3. The advice suggests sensitive nasal membranes and recommends medical treatment, including possible actinic light therapy or remedies from a nose specialist to strengthen the membranes.
Welfare notes and tales of aging in New York society
Gilbert Swan discusses aging in New York highlighting scams targeting elderly, the charity system, and personal stories. He profiles a man from Punxsutawney who falls for a shopfront scam, outlines the difficulty of entering homes for the aged, and recounts Joe Jones who found purpose with the Welfare Council before his death.
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Welfare Council
John Smith
New York
Joe Jones
Count of
Monte Cristo
Joe
Old Men's
Agiy
Answers to Questions by Frederick J. Haskin
The column compiles expert answers on topics from politics to science. It notes Stanley Baldwin as Britain’s prime minister and details figures from the Manila Bay battle including casualties and prisoners. It also covers salt use by Native tribes, iron’s red heat points, irregular apple shapes, Roman and English house boats, watch maintenance intervals, and why milk boils slower than water.
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Fagland
M. M
Stanley Baldwin
England
Battle of
Manila Bay
China
Swallows Knitting Needle In Minnesota Farm Incident
St Paul Minnesota Mrs Swarton wife of a farmer underwent surgery to recover a knitting needle she swallowed.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Behind the Supreme Court Nine Guards Warm Lobbies
A Washington byline piece describes the Supreme Court as austere yet warm behind the bench with hidden fireplaces and a private lobby. It notes a desk of 272 volumes, a water table, and entry routes for Chief Justice Taft and Justices Holmes and Van Devanter.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Supreme Court
Taft
Holmes
van Devanter
Lamp Prom Plane Kill Shocks Town
A lamp fallen from an aeroplane struck Charles Geddon and killed him, ending a quiet day in the area. The single lamp caused a fatal accident with authorities investigating the incident.
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Chertney
Charles Geddon
Puzzle Fragments and Questions From a Ledger of Clues
A collage of riddle style prompts includes queries on the Statue of Liberty master pianists capitals of China and Egypt repeated notes in scale and other wordplay. It also asks who designed a statute and who first king of Israel, plus items about an animal and compass and an answer to yesterday’s puzzle.
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China
Smaarmadillo
Egypt
Jascha Helfelz
Eshies Lair
Israel
Hunt forces in Ung. kill three dogs after sheep destruction
Local report states live-hunting forces trailed killers of three dogs accused of destroying about 200 sheep. The dogs were killed during the pursuit to curb further livestock losses.
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Manstead
Ung
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Senator Brookhart
Iowa
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Houston
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Wharton
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